Two European Nationals Sought for Fuel Theft Incident in Haines

image30-06-2014 08.34.58Troopers are investigating an incident in Haines of a fuel theft, the trooper dispatch reports.

According to the report,  troopers say that a local logger in Haines “caught two elderly suspects stealing fuel from his logging equipment near the Porcupine area.”

The logger described the two suspects as  an “elderly male and female, <and> European foreign nationals.” According to the victim, the two were driving a “newer, dark colored pickup with a cab-over camper,” the report related.

The logger reported to troopers that he had blocked the suspect’s vehicle with a log to frustrate their escape before he went to contact troopers. The suspects managed to remove the obstacle and make good their escape before troopers arrived, the trooper dispatch reported.

Troopers say that their investigation into the incident is continuing.[xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense-responsive”]